New Chief Information Security Officer Named for State of Colorado

New Chief Information Security Officer Named for State of Colorado

DENVER, Colo.—The Governor’s Office of Information Technology (OIT) is pleased to announce
that Deborah (Debbi) Blyth is Colorado’s new Chief Information Security Officer. Blyth will
serve as the point of contact for all information security initiatives in the state. She will
also be responsible for determining Colorado’s strategic and tactical security direction to
meet established goals and objectives.

Blyth has 14 years of information security experience and spent the last five years with
TeleTech leading the information security and IT compliance program. She has worked to
build and mature information security programs, achieve and maintain compliance
initiatives, all of which will be a tremendous asset to the State of Colorado. Blyth most
recently managed a multi-million dollar two-year effort at TeleTech to implement significant
enhancements to the security program.

Blyth says, “I look forward to building collaborative working relationships to help the State of
Colorado maintain secure data. At the same time, I want to help state leaders gauge
information security risks and impacts of policy and management decisions.” She adds, “I
have lived here most of my life and I am very excited about this opportunity to serve the
State of Colorado.”

Chief Information Officer, Suma Nallapati says, “Debbi is a fantastic addition to a very
strong leadership team at OIT. She brings a wealth of information security experience, as
well as a passionate desire to keep the information of our residents and our state safe.”